dri-ducks pants blown out

dri-ducks pants blown out - 09/11/0912:23 AM

I have a set of dri ducks rain gear and the seat of the pants blew out the first time I wore them...luckily the jacket is still going strong.

So...I am wondering if there may be a use for the pants? I was thinking of trying to make some type of sock to wear in my hiking shoes in camp if they are wet from creek crossings. Sort of like a gore-tex sock. Not sure if this would be possible. Any ideas on this or any ideas on something else I could do with the ripped pants? Just didn't want to chuck them if they could be used.

Re: dri-ducks pants blown out - 09/12/0912:11 PM

Re: dri-ducks pants blown out - 09/14/0904:32 AM

FYI, I buy the large size. I am a 5'8" woman and I weigh 10 stone. I read about the trouser blow outs and made sure I had plenty of room. I wore the butt out doing a sitting glissade and patched it with disposable OR gown material and mefix which is a medical tape. It was good enough for a few more trips. People had told me it was the end of my pants but they were still good for trips where it wasn't raining, only windy.